A man accused of beating his roommate with a sledgehammer and then cutting him with a machete has been arrested in Atlanta.

From staff reports

A man accused of beating his roommate with a sledgehammer and then cutting him with a machete has been arrested in Atlanta.

According to a written statement from the Spartanburg Public Safety Department, Ricky Lee White, 21, of 177 W. Wood St., was taken into custody Tuesday night by police in Atlanta at a Greyhound bus station there. Spartanburg police had received information that White bought a ticket to Atlanta, and they notified police in Georgia.

White is being held at the Fulton County jail and is awaiting extradition, according to the statement.

A warrant was signed accusing White of attempted murder after authorities say he struck his roommate with a sledgehammer and cut him with a machete Monday evening.

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